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. 2001 Nov 10;117(15):581-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)72184-7.

[Change in health-related problems of cocaine consumption in Catalonia, Spain]

[Article in Spanish]
J M Suelves  1 , M T Brugal, J A Caylà, L Torralba
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[Change in health-related problems of cocaine consumption in Catalonia, Spain]

[Article in Spanish]
J M Suelves et al. Med Clin (Barc). .

Abstract

Background: Our aim was to study the evolution of cocaine-related health problems in Catalonia, Spain.

Methods: Analysis of first treatment admissions, emergency-room episodes, and mortality recorded by information systems on drug abuse in Catalonia and the city of Barcelona (Spain) in 1999.

Results: In 1999, cocaine was the illegal drug most frequently reported among drug-related emergency-room episodes (1,093 episodes in the city of Barcelona). In addition, cocaine was the illegal drug most frequently found among fatal drug overdoses (80% of all deaths in the last quarter of 1999) and the one that caused the highest number of treatment admissions (1,547 cases in Catalonia).

Conclusions: There is an increase in cocaine-related health problems which means that it is needed health to improve the diagnosis, health education, treatment and prevention of complications associated with the use of this substance.

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  • [And now, cocaine].
    Muga R. Muga R. Med Clin (Barc). 2001 Nov 10;117(15):584-5. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)72185-9. Med Clin (Barc). 2001. PMID: 11714456 Spanish. No abstract available.

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